SMART Embedded Computing ATCA-F125 Assembly, Installation And Use page 42

Hardware Preparation and Installation
Removing the Blade
The following procedure describes how to remove the blade from a system. It assumes that
the system is powered. If the system is powered down, you can disregard the blue LED and
skip the respective step. In that case it is a purely mechanical procedure.
1. Unlatch the lower handle from the face plate by squeezing the lever and the latch
together and turning the handle outward. Do not rotate the handle fully outward. The
blue LED blinks indicating that the blade power-down process is ongoing.
Data Loss
Removing the blade with the blue LED still blinking causes data loss.
Wait until the blue LED is steadily lit before removing the blade.
2. Wait until the blue LED is illuminated permanently. Unfasten the screw of the faceplate,
then unlatch the upper handle and rotate both handles fully outward until the blade is
detached from the shelf.
If the LED continues to blink, it is possible that the upper layer software rejects the
blade extraction request.
3. Remove the face plate cables, if applicable.
4. Remove the blade from the shelf.
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ATCA-F125 (6873M Artwork) Installation and Use (6806800J94P)
Hardware Preparation and Installation